Sagging utility line causes accident

By Becky Holland

Last Monday, SH-31 traffic was impeded for several hours as emergency personnel and Texas Department of Transportation staff worked to clear an accident scene.
Official reports are now that a utility line that had sagged below the minimum required 18 foot was a part of the cause of the incident which caused six utility poles to be pulled down in the roadway.

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